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# Common tools for writing lints
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You may need following tooltips to catch up with common operations.
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- [Common tools for writing lints](#common-tools-for-writing-lints)
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- [Retrieving the type of an expression](#retrieving-the-type-of-an-expression)
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- [Checking if a type implements a specific trait](#checking-if-a-type-implements-a-specific-trait)
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- [Dealing with macros](#dealing-with-macros)
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Useful Rustc dev guide links:
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- [Stages of compilation](https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/compiler-src.html#the-main-stages-of-compilation)
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- [Type checking](https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/type-checking.html)
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- [Ty module](https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/ty.html)
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# Retrieving the type of an expression
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Sometimes you may want to retrieve the type `Ty` of an expression `Expr`, for example to answer following questions:
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- which type does this expression correspond to (using its [`TyKind`][TyKind])?
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- is it a sized type?
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- is it a primitive type?
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- does it implement a trait?
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This operation is performed using the [`expr_ty()`][expr_ty] method from the [`TypeckTables`][TypeckTables] struct,
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that gives you access to the underlying structure [`TyS`][TyS].
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Example of use:
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```rust
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impl LateLintPass<'_, '_> for MyStructLint {
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fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) {
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// Get type of `expr`
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let ty = cx.tables.expr_ty(expr);
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// Match its kind to enter its type
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match ty.kind {
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ty::Adt(adt_def, _) if adt_def.is_struct() => println!("Our `expr` is a struct!"),
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_ => ()
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}
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}
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}
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```
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Similarly in [`TypeckTables`][TypeckTables] methods, you have the [`pat_ty()`][pat_ty] method
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to retrieve a type from a pattern.
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Two noticeable items here:
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- `cx` is the lint context [`LateContext`][LateContext].
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The two most useful data structures in this context are `tcx` and `tables`,
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allowing us to jump to type definitions and other compilation stages such as HIR.
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- `tables` is [`TypeckTables`][TypeckTables] and is created by type checking step,
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it includes useful information such as types of expressions, ways to resolve methods and so on.
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# Checking if a type implements a specific trait
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There are two ways to do this, depending if the target trait is part of lang items.
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```rust
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use crate::utils::{implements_trait, match_trait_method, paths};
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impl LateLintPass<'_, '_> for MyStructLint {
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fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) {
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// 1. Using expression and Clippy's convenient method
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// we use `match_trait_method` function from Clippy's toolbox
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if match_trait_method(cx, expr, &paths::INTO) {
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// `expr` implements `Into` trait
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}
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// 2. Using type context `TyCtxt`
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let ty = cx.tables.expr_ty(expr);
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if cx.tcx.lang_items()
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// we are looking for the `DefId` of `Drop` trait in lang items
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.drop_trait()
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// then we use it with our type `ty` by calling `implements_trait` from Clippy's utils
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.map_or(false, |id| implements_trait(cx, ty, id, &[])) {
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// `expr` implements `Drop` trait
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}
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}
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}
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```
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> Prefer using lang items, if the target trait is available there.
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A list of defined paths for Clippy can be found in [paths.rs][paths]
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We access lang items through the type context `tcx`. `tcx` is of type [`TyCtxt`][TyCtxt] and is defined in the `rustc_middle` crate.
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# Dealing with macros
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There are several helpers in Clippy's utils to deal with macros:
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- `in_macro()`: detect if the given span is expanded by a macro
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You may want to use this for example to not start linting in any macro.
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```rust
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macro_rules! foo {
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($param:expr) => {
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match $param {
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"bar" => println!("whatever"),
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_ => ()
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}
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};
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}
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foo!("bar");
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// if we lint the `match` of `foo` call and test its span
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assert_eq!(in_macro(match_span), true);
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```
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- `in_external_macro()`: detect if the given span is from an external macro, defined in a foreign crate
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You may want to use it for example to not start linting in macros from other crates
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```rust
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#[macro_use]
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extern crate a_crate_with_macros;
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// `foo` is defined in `a_crate_with_macros`
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foo!("bar");
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// if we lint the `match` of `foo` call and test its span
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assert_eq!(in_external_macro(cx.sess(), match_span), true);
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```
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- `differing_macro_contexts()`: returns true if the two given spans are not from the same context
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```rust
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macro_rules! m {
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($a:expr, $b:expr) => {
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if $a.is_some() {
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$b;
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}
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}
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}
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let x: Option<u32> = Some(42);
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m!(x, x.unwrap());
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// These spans are not from the same context
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// x.is_some() is from inside the macro
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// x.unwrap() is from outside the macro
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assert_eq!(differing_macro_contexts(x_is_some_span, x_unwrap_span), true);
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```
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[TyS]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/struct.TyS.html
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[TyKind]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/enum.TyKind.html
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[TypeckTables]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/struct.TypeckTables.html
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[expr_ty]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/struct.TypeckTables.html#method.expr_ty
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[LateContext]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_lint/struct.LateContext.html
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[TyCtxt]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/context/struct.TyCtxt.html
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[pat_ty]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/context/struct.TypeckTables.html#method.pat_ty
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[paths]: ../clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
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